

Bringing the Shovel Down
Author: Ross Gay
Narrator: Ross Gay
Unabridged: 1 hr 18 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Hachette Original
Published: 10/08/2024
Categories: Fiction, Poetry, African American & Black Poetry
Author: Ross Gay
Narrator: Ross Gay
Unabridged: 1 hr 18 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Hachette Original
Published: 10/08/2024
Categories: Fiction, Poetry, African American & Black Poetry
It feels like I read this book very quickly even though I read most of the poems at least 3 times. Not because that's my way of doing things (it's not), but because when I reached the end of many of the poems I would scream out "WHAT!" as in "what did I just read?!" and go back to feel it all again.......more
Ross Gay’s poetry collection, Bringing the Shovel Down, is splendidly powerful. He juxtaposes beautiful experiences alongside terrifying ones. He intertwines love and hate. He creates characters in a few lines who would otherwise require a whole novel. He transports us into the minds of characters s......more